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The Midnight Zoo - Chapter 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the names of the two brothers?

a)

Andrej and Timothy

b)

Andrej and Tomas

c)

Andrew and David

d)

Andrew and Tomaj

2.

What are the ages of the two brothers?

a)

8 and 11

b)

11 and 16

c)

8 and 13

d)

9 and 12

3.

What does 'solemn' mean?

a)

quiet and secretive

b)

relaxed and obvious

c)

formal and dignified

d)

angry and restrained

4.

What does 'foraged' mean?

a)

To have fumbled around and then lost something.

b)

To have planted a vegetable garden.

c)

To have become angered by someone's stupidity

d)

To have searched an area to find provisions.

5.

Night is personified as...

a)

a silvery spirit

b)

a cloaked sorcerer

c)

a black clad horseman

d)

a rainbow coloured unicorn

6.

A hamlet is...

a)

a very small village

b)

a very small ham

c)

a very small shakespearean character

d)

a very small city

7.

What creature is moving around the wreckage?

a)

Mouse

b)

Owl

c)

Spider

d)

Wolf

8.

What does 'desolate' mean?

a)

to destroy something

b)

to remove solate from the soil

c)

something a desol gains nutrients from

d)

uninhabited and bleak

9.

What does 'precarious' mean?

a)

To be uncertain about something

b)

To care about something before it happens.

c)

Not secure or stable

d)

Not interesting or engaging

10.

What is a 'flotilla'?

a)

A drink traditionally made from ice-cream and a sweetened, carbonated beverage

b)

A small cluster of clouds

c)

A group of ships or boats

d)

A small herd of sheep

11.

What did Uncle Marin do?

a)

Help them search the rubble for valuable items.

b)

Go on family camping trips with the boys

c)

Work in a circus

d)

Train horses

12.

Fill in the blank:

"if you convince a _________ you are fearless they will _______________ you.

a)

person/want to fight

b)

child/never learn to trust

c)

horse/put their trust in

d)

monkey/want to join a band with

13.

What are the key features Uncle Marin identifies as needed to earn trust?

a)

food, rest, shelter and courage

b)

food, water, shelter and courage

c)

food, rest, sleep and fear

d)

food, shelter, protection and money

14.

Fill in the blanks:

___________ eyes watched him.

a)

hungry

b)

hypnotic

c)

ghostly

d)

googly

15.

What is the second half of the simile from the chapter; 'The flames seemed hostile like...'

a)

'... rushing, icy water.'

b)

'... warm, glowing lanterns'

c)

'... a chicken on fire.'

d)

'... jeering, poking tongues'

16.

What is 'debris'?

a)

an accumulation of loose rocks

b)

litter or rubbish

c)

the remains of something broken or destroyed

d)

all of the above

17.

What does Tomas know about courage?

a)

That it could be the least safe thing in the world.

b)

That it was something he once had but then lost.

c)

That it will convince others to trust him.

d)

That it goes hand in hand with happiness.

18.

What is Tomas's 'worst worry' in Chapter 1?

a)

That his brother intends to leave him one day.

b)

That his brother will not return from his scouring missions.

c)

That he will be forced to return home to his parents.

d)

That he will get sick from eating spoiled food.

19.

Finish the simile; 'Fear beat inside Andrej like...'

a)

'the macarena.'

b)

'the thrum of a funeral march.'

c)

'a dark angry bird.'

d)

'the gentle flap of butterfly wings.'

20.

Finish the simile: 'Their black hair was straggly, as unkempt as...'

a)

'bowls of 2 minute noodles'

b)

'bags of old hair'

c)

'raven nests'

d)

'matted fur'

21.

Finish the simile: 'Their eyes in their young faces were dark like...'

a)

'lumps of coal.'

b)

'night pools.'

c)

'raven eyes.'

d)

'licorice drops.'

22.

Uncle Marin told Andrej there were two types of people...

a)

mice and lions

b)

starlings and hawks

c)

good and evil

d)

wildcats and housecats

23.

What does 'jounce' mean?

a)

to jump on the spot

b)

to move roughly up and down

c)

to compete or struggle

d)

a dance move performed on one leg

24.

What does 'unmoored' mean?

a)

unmoved

b)

unattached

c)

unhappy

d)

uninformed

25.

What stands out on the wolf in the darkness?

a)

Its new shoes.

b)

Its glowing eyes

c)

its glittering personality

d)

its long teeth